MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will field in a “fighting” 656-athlete delegation to the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games set May 12 to 23 with an eye at finishing at least in the top three. POC president Abraham Tolentino said the number, which will compete in 39 of the 40 sports calendared in the biennial meet, is almost half of the 1,115 athletes the country sent to battle in the 2019 Manila SEA Games where the host nation emerged the overall champion with a historic haul of 149 gold, 117 silver and 121 bronze medals. The slash, according to Tolentino, could drastica…